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Chiapas: 5 infants die in hospital- bacteria?

Friday, 02 of Octubre of 2009 03:07
Confirms death of 5 infants in the IMSS-Tapachula
Angeles Mariscal l The state health secretary, James Gomez Montes, confirmed the deaths of five infants in the hospital of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in Tapachula, allegedly as a result of a bacterium that has not yet been identified. The hospital was isolated for disinfection.
The official said the deaths occurred this week in federal hospital. At the time an infant but had also been infected by the bacteria already recovered and was discharged, but two more remain hospitalized children.
"The children who died were premature, had a low weight and were vulnerable to any infection. For the symptoms they presented, that was sudden fever and weight loss, which was presumed to result from infection by bacteria, "said James Montes, who added that the death was the influenza virus.
"We are currently doing studies to identify the bacteria they made, and will take 72 hours the results. For now you can consider that the situation is under control, and the hospital has been disinfected.
For its part the state delegate IMSS Orrico Samuel Torres, said a group of specialists of this institution began a series of studies and procedures to isolate the bacteria that affect infants, who are in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Hospital 0l General Zone.
It is recalled that between January and February 2003, at least 33 newborn babies died in Comitan General Hospital, located on the border with Guatemala, as a result of a bacterium.

Cinco menores muertos y seis en estado grave se reportaron en el Hospital General de Zona 01 del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), en Tapachula, sin que hasta ayer se supieran las causas. Five children died and six were reported in serious condition at the Hospital General de Zona 01 of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in Tapachula, which until yesterday without knowing why.

El delegado del IMSS en la entidad, Samuel Orrico Torres, dio a conocer que los decesos de los bebés se registraron en los últimos 4 días. The delegate of the IMSS in the state, Samuel Orrico Torres, announced that the deaths of infants were recorded in the last 4 days.

"Con un grupo de especialistas estamos tratando de llegar a la conclusión del por qué enfermaron y fallecieron. Esperamos los resultados de los exámenes para saber si se trata de un virus o alguna bacteria que se haya infiltrado", explicó en entrevista. "With a group of specialists are trying to reach the conclusion of why sick and died. We await the results of tests to see if it is a virus or a bacterium that has been infiltrated," he said in an interview.

Ésta no es la primera muerte de bebés en hospitales del estado. This is not the first death of babies at state hospitals.

Entre diciembre de 2002 y febrero de 2003 murieron alrededor de 33 recién nacidos en el Hospital Regional de Comitán. Between December 2002 and February 2003 killed about 33 infants in the Regional Hospital in Comitan.

"Comitán es México, el de todos los días, el de las embarazadas que nunca son vistas por un médico, el de los neonatos desnutridos desde que están en el útero materno", señaló el entonces Secretario de Salud federal, Julio Frenk, al comparecer ante la Comisión de Salud de la Cámara Alta el 11 de febrero de 2003. "Committee is Mexico, of all days, pregnant women, who are never seen by a doctor, for infants who are malnourished from the womb," said the then federal Minister of Health, Julio Frenk, to appear before the Health Committee of the Upper House on 11 February 2003.

"(En diciembre) no hubo más muertes en la comunidad, sino que éstas se concentraron en el principal hospital público ante la reducción de los servicios privados durante el periodo vacacional", aseveró. "(In December) there were more deaths in the community, but they concentrated on the main public hospital over the decline of private services during the holiday period," he said.

Por ello, abundó, en los certificados de defunción que se les entregaron a los familiares se indica que los fallecimientos fueron causados por un "germen sin aislar". Therefore, he added, in which death certificates were given to family members indicated that the deaths were caused by a "germ uninsulated.

El primer fallecimiento ocurrió el lunes pasado, y los otros 4 murieron a los dos días siguientes. The first death occurred on Monday, and the other 4 died within two days.

El regidor y presidente de la Comisión de Salubridad y Asistencia Social del ayuntamiento de Tapachula, Antonio Hernández Flores, afirmó que ésta es una situación muy preocupante. The councilman and chairman of the Committee on Health and Welfare of the municipality of Tapachula, Antonio Hernández Flores, said that this is a very worrying situation.

"Es algo que nunca había ocurrido en Tapachula, y nos preocupa mucho, pues sabemos que hay al menos otros seis recién nacidos que se debaten entre la vida y la muerte", subrayó. "It's something that never happened in Tapachula, and we are very concerned because we know that there are at least six babies who are torn between life and death," he said.

Hernández Flores expuso que como el IMSS es una instancia federal, el ayuntamiento no puede intervenir, pero que si los padres de las víctimas lo requieren, la comuna podría apoyarlos jurídicamente. Hernandez Flores explained that as the IMSS is a federal body, the council can not intervene, but if the parents of the victims require, the municipality could legally support.

Fuentes de la Secretaría de Salud estatal sostuvieron que, hasta el momento, el IMSS no les ha solicitado apoyo para atender a recién nacidos o mujeres embarazadas en la ciudad de Tapachula. Sources from the State Health Secretariat argued that, so far, the IMSS has asked them not to attend to support infants or pregnant women in the city of Tapachula.

Admitió que las muertes son "algo que se sale de lo habitual", por lo que la situación provocó alarma entre las madres derechohabientes y entre las mismas autoridades. He admitted that the deaths are "something that is out of the usual" so that the situation caused alarm among mothers covered and between these authorities. "Son casos que no esperábamos que ocurrieran", mencionó. "These are cases not expected to occur," he said.

Por su parte, el secretario de Salud de Chiapas, James Gómez Montes, confirmó la muerte de los cinco recién nacidos, y dio a conocer que el hospital fue "aislado", debido a que se desconoce la causa de las muertes. For his part, Secretary of Health in Chiapas, Montes James Gomez, confirmed the death of five babies, and announced that the hospital was "isolated" because they know the cause of death.

"Los niños que murieron eran prematuros, tenían un bajo peso y eran vulnerables a cualquier infección. Por la sintomatología que presentaron, que fue fiebre y repentina pérdida de peso, se presume que fue a consecuencia de una infección por una bacteria", explicó Gómez Montes. "The children who died were premature, had a low weight and were vulnerable to any infection. By presenting symptoms, which was sudden fever and weight loss, which was presumed to result from infection by bacteria," explained Gomez Montes.

Esta no es la primera vez que mueren bebés misteriosamente y en serie en hospitales de Chiapas. This is not the first time that babies mysteriously die in hospitals and series of Chiapas. A fines del 2002 y principios del 2003 una veintena de menores de edad falleció en el Hospital Regional de Comitán. In late 2002 and early 2003 about twenty children died at the Regional Hospital in Comitan. Si bien se dijo que muchos eran prematuros o presentaron complicaciones en el parto, nunca se aclaró la causa de las muertes que, extraoficialmente, se dijo que era un virus. While it was said that many were premature or had complications at birth, never cleared the cause of the deaths that, unofficially, they said it was a virus.

Por lo menos seis familias se vistieron de luto en esta semana al enterrar a los pequeños recién llegados a este mundo, los cuales presuntamente por negligencias y falta de atención en el IMSS, fallecieron. At least six families were dressed in mourning this week to bury the young newcomers to the world that allegedly by negligence and inattention at IMSS, died.

Norma Luz García Zapata, tía de uno de los menores muertos, destacó que el fin de semana su sobrino murió y al pedir una explicación a los doctores, no la dieron; se limitaron a entregar el pequeño cuerpo para su sepultura. Norma Luz Garcia Zapata, aunt of one of the dead children, said that the weekend was killed and his nephew to seek an explanation from the doctors, not given, were limited to hand over the tiny body for burial.

"Los médicos no dieron ningún diagnóstico y sólo nos dieron un certificado de defunción, él tenía tres días de nacido y nadie supo explicar el porqué de su muerte", señaló. "The doctors gave no diagnosis and only gave us a death certificate, he was three days old and no one could explain why his death," he said.

La indignación por parte de las familias de los recién nacidos muertos, ha crecido a tal punto que ya están haciendo los trámites legales para actuar en contra del Seguro Social; se presume que algún tipo de virus está atacando a los niños, porque es muy extraño que haya tantas muertes en un solo fin de semana. The outrage from the families of the dead infants, has grown to the point they are already doing the legal steps to act against Social Security, it is presumed that some kind of virus is attacking children, because it is very strange having so many deaths in one weekend.

En el área de neonatales del IMSS es donde han ocurrido los decesos sin explicación. In the neonatal area of IMSS is where the deaths have occurred without explanation. Uno de los casos es el del menor Luis Alfonso Robledo Salazar, quien nació el 24 de septiembre de 2009 y luego de tres días, de forma repentina su familia fue avisada de su muerte. One case is the child's Luis Alfonso Robledo Salazar, who was born on 24 September 2009 and after three days, suddenly his family was advised of his death.

Al igual que este menor, otros cinco han muerto ya pesar de los reclamos de las familias las respuestas han sido nulas. Like this child, five have died despite the claims of family responses were nil.

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Experts investigating the death of babies IMSS in Chiapas
ISAíN MANDUJANO ISAíN MANDUJANO
TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ, Chis., 2 de octubre (apro).- El Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) envió a Chiapas 24 médicos especialistas en cuidados neonatales con el propósito de que investiguen las causas que originaron la repentina muerte de cinco bebés en menos de una semana en el Hospital General de Tapachula. Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas., October 2 (approved) .- The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) sent to Chiapas 24 physicians specializing in neonatal care in order to investigate the causes of the sudden death of five babies in less a week in the Hospital General de Tapachula.

Paralelamente, autoridades de Salud del estado enviaron a la Ciudad de México muestras de los bebés que fallecieron para que sean analizadas, y confiaron en que el lunes se tengan ya lo resultados para determinar las causas de los fallecimientos. Similarly, state health officials sent to Mexico City samples of infants who died for analysis, and relied on that Monday and the results are taken to determine the causes of deaths.

En tanto, la senadora María Elena Orante López, durante una visita que realizó al Hospital General, demandó la "reubicación inmediata" de ese centro de salud, ya que se encuentra a un costado de un "río contaminado que se ha desbordado en más de una ocasión". Meanwhile, Sen. Maria Elena Lopez Orans, during a visit to the General Hospital, demanded the "immediate redeployment" of the health center, as it is located next to a "polluted river that has overflowed into more than one occasion.

Después de recorrer otras áreas del hospital, la senadora Orantes López constató el alto riesgo que representa la permanencia de ese nosocomio a un costado del río Coatán, donde desembocan todas las descargas de aguas residuales de decenas de colonias populares de Tapachula. After touring other areas of the hospital, Senator Orantes Lopez found the high risk posed by the continuance of that hospital next to the river Coatán where lead all wastewater discharges of dozens of neighborhoods in Tapachula.

Señaló que debido a la solicitud de padres de familia y algunos sectores de la sociedad tapachulteca, estableció contacto directo con el director general del IMSS, Daniel Karam, quién confirmó el envío de una veintena de médicos especialistas e investigadores, quienes intentarán determinar la causa de los decesos. He noted that due to the request of parents and some sectors of society Tapachulteca established direct contact with the general director of the IMSS, Daniel Karam, who confirmed sending a dozen medical specialists and researchers who seek to determine the cause of deaths.

La senadora chiapaneca reveló que el diagnóstico previo de los médicos sobre la probable causa de las muertes de estos pequeños, es la de un "germen sin aislar". Senator Chiapas revealed that the previous diagnosis of doctors on the probable cause of the deaths of these little ones is that of a "germ uninsulated.

Finalmente, anunció que expondrá el caso en el Senado de la República, donde demandará que se reubique este hospital, ya que, a su juicio, mientras siga junto a un río de aguas negras, los riesgos de virus o bacterias que causen daños a la salud seguirán vigentes. Finally he announced that outline the case in the Senate, where demand was relocated to this hospital because, in his opinion, as long as a river of sewage, the risk of viruses or bacteria that cause damage to health remain in force.

El diagnostico previo que dieron los médicos de las probables causas de las muertes de los infantes, es la afectación por una bacteria que aún no se ha podido aislar. The previous diagnosis given by the doctors of the probable causes of deaths of infants, is involvement by a bacterium that has not yet been isolated. El grupo de especialista infectólogos del IMSS que arribaron al hospital, aún realiza el análisis de los protocolos de salud y las normas oficiales del ramo, por lo que no han dado un dictamen certero y definitivo. The group of infectious disease specialist who arrived in the IMSS hospital, still performs the analysis of health protocols and standards branch official and therefore have not given a certain and definitive opinion.

Sin embargo una parte importante de sus observaciones gira en torno a la cercanía del nosocomio con el río Coatán, mismo que atraviesa la ciudad de Tapachula, y en el que un sector importante de la población del lugar vierte sus desechos. But an important part of their comments revolve around the proximity of the river Coatán hospital, even through the city of Tapachula, and in which a significant section of the local population discharges its waste.

El informe también puntualiza que durante las inundaciones de septiembre de 2005, este hospital resultó completamente inundado por el mencionado río, lo que incluso lo inhabilitó durante varios meses. The report also points out that during the floods of September 2005, this hospital was completely inundated by the said river, so even disabled him for several months.

“Es inaceptable que (el nosocomio) esté localizado a un costado de un río contaminado (…) es urgente que sea reubicado porque opera en una zona de alto riesgo”, explicó Orantes López, la secretaria de la Comisión de Salud del Senado de la República. "It is unacceptable that (the hospital) is located next to a polluted river (...) it is urgent to be relocated because it operates at a high risk area," said Orantes Lopez, Secretary of the Senate Health Committee of the Republic.

Según el último reporte de la Secretaría de Salud, aun sigue grave uno de recién nacidos que también fue contagiado por la bacteria. According to the latest report by the Ministry of Health, although still serious one because they too were infected by the bacteria. Otro fue dado de alta, y dos más progresan favorablemente. Another was released, and two more are progressing favorably. Hasta esta noche se mantiene en cinco el número de infantes fallecidos. Until tonight remains at five the number of infant deaths.

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